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The Fools of Supreme Commander Laurie’s Fire

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 8, 2023 by Michael D. SmithDecember 9, 2023

During Draft Two edits I’ve been struck by how nobody wants to pin a solid name on the central anomaly of the universe as posited in the final Jack Commer book, Balloon Ship Armageddon: The n-dimensional sphere represents contradictory and … Continue reading →

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Supreme Commander Laurie: Draft Two Territory

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 1, 2023 by Michael D. SmithMarch 15, 2024

Supreme Commander Laurie Draft Two, still in progress, is already 27 pages and 7,858 words lighter. Overall the energy’s high and the story arc’s where I want it; I don’t see holes, extraneous junk, or need for major architectural work. … Continue reading →

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Supreme Commander Laurie, Draft 1: Completed

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on September 19, 2023 by Michael D. SmithMarch 17, 2024

Rough Draft Synopsis of a Rough Draft Colonel Laurie Lachrer, just appointed Supreme Commander of the USSF, inexplicably transports to the new Typhoon VIII spaceship where former SCUSSF Jack Commer leads a no-return mission to the Unknown Anomaly at the … Continue reading →

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More New Drawings

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on August 30, 2023 by Michael D. SmithAugust 30, 2023

A few more recent 2023 drawings.  Most are in an 8″ x 8″ journal; the size has encouraged experimentation. all images copyright 2023 by Michael D. Smith  

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The Characters Table

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on August 19, 2023 by Michael D. SmithDecember 25, 2024

For a while I’ve been compiling a list of similar characters in my fiction; for instance, why is Michelle Morgan, graduate student, philosopher, and Sunday supplement author in Akard Drearstone, so much like Moolka Waxtor, writer in residence and secret … Continue reading →

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What If?

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on August 15, 2023 by Michael D. SmithAugust 15, 2023

Aren’t most novels inspired by a central What If? Investigating the original What If of my novels or long stories has required a lot of thought. It’s possible that some really never began with a real What If. But I … Continue reading →

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A Writing Biography, Part V: Space, Time, and Tania through The University of Mars, 1974-1982

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on August 7, 2023 by Michael D. SmithJanuary 8, 2024

It’s time I brought this series further up to date; ideas for it have been kicking around since 2014. Though it’s seemed unnatural to try to split my life up into these various parts, which I keep rearranging as I … Continue reading →

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The Unknown Ending for The Martian Marauders

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 31, 2023 by Michael D. SmithApril 28, 2025

This post is incredibly introspective and self-absorbed, but at least one of us is finding it interesting. I won’t say the final page of the incomplete, handwritten eighth-grade draft of The Martian Marauders ever deeply fascinated me, but in looking … Continue reading →

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Online Interviews and a Resuscitated CommWealth

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 21, 2023 by Michael D. SmithJuly 22, 2023

Where are the URLs? Over the past seven years I’ve had the opportunity to be interviewed on various online blogs and websites. Though I’d saved the original webpages as files to my computer, for some reason I neglected to note … Continue reading →

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Supreme Commander Laurie Gets Underway

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 13, 2023 by Michael D. SmithJuly 22, 2023

I finished the seven books of the Jack Commer, Supreme Commander science fiction series in 2021, and on what I felt was a strong note. I didn’t want to keep writing Jack Commer just because I was comfortable with it, … Continue reading →

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